new grad writing peer review for charge nurse/team leader

[miniangel729]

I am 7 month into my job, I was asked by the unit manager to write a peer review for one of our charge nurse/team leader for her annual evaluation because they want to hear from a new grad's perspective.

one of the questions they asked was "how is her leadership style?"

Here's what I have for the review so far, this paragraph combines all the questions they had asked. But I'm not sure if I had answered the "leadership style" through it?

___________ is a helpful, supportive and knowledgeable Charge Nurse. She has great communication skill. As a new graduate, I find the way she gives clear explanation and instructions to be helpful when I have questions or encounter problems. She sets good examples in providing quality patient care by makes sure the patient and their family's needs and concerns are addressed of within a timely manner. She acts quickly but calmly when situations arise. Through working with her, she has helped me to become a more diligent nurse and taught me how to be a team player to the staff.

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Here's what I did not include in my review:

She will see my review and my name. it won't be anonymous.. so it's kinda sensitive regarding what I can/should write..

She's generally helpful when you have questions/needs help, otherwise just leave you alone and let you do your job.

Occasionally, she would make you feel uncomfortable when asking for help (eg. non-verbal behavior such as tone of voice sounds inpatient/slightly annoyed, or just seem too busy/overwhelmed herself to help you) When it comes to assignments - there are not much room of discussion, well, I never request to change assignments. but there were few occasion when I am overwhelmed and had told her but she would still give me an admission without offering help.. (when there are other nurses that are open for admission still)

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

you need to state the negatives as well as the positives. Make them "I" statements: I sometimes feel---, I wish I could ----

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

Delegation is part of the charge nurse role. If you have feedback for her on how she delegates, i.e., makes assignments of nurses and CNAs, explains the reasons for her decisions, adjusts them prn with changes over the course of the day, pitches in to smooth over rough spots, interacts with the units sending you admissions-- that would be helpful.